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Florida Statute 101.75 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 101.75 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 101.75 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
101.75 Municipal elections; change of dates for cause.—
(1) In any municipality, when the date of the municipal election falls on the same date as any statewide or county election and the voting devices of the voting system used in the county are not available for both elections, the municipality may provide that the municipal election may be held within 30 days prior to or subsequent to the statewide or county election.
(2) The date of the municipal election shall be set by the municipality by ordinance.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of local law or municipal charter, the governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, move the date of any municipal election to a date concurrent with any statewide or countywide election. The dates for qualifying for the election moved by the passage of such ordinance shall be specifically provided for in the ordinance. The term of office for any elected municipal official shall commence as provided by the relevant municipal charter or ordinance.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 59-493; s. 1, ch. 76-68; s. 24, ch. 77-175; s. 5, ch. 92-16; s. 26, ch. 2001-40; s. 4, ch. 2007-30; s. 23, ch. 2008-95; s. 42, ch. 2011-40.
Note.—Former s. 104.451.

Cases Citing F.S. 101.75

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City of Miami v. Emilio Tomas Gonzalez (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...ls to being elected to two four-year terms. In response, the City filed an emergency motion to dismiss the complaint, arguing the Ordinance is authorized collectively under three general law statutes—specifically, sections 100.3605, 166.021 and 101.75 of the Florida Statutes—which the City contends supersede the County Home Rule Charter....
...vision, a violation of the other is required.” Jordan Chapel, 334 So. 2d at 664. It is clear that if (pursuant to the Ordinance) the election is not held until November 2026 this would 10 See § 100.3605, Fla. Stat.; § 166.021, Fla. Stat.; § 101.75, Fla....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2007).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Section 4 of the act added subsection (3) to section 101.75, Florida Statutes, to provide: "Notwithstanding

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